Summerfest sale

Emmons hosts Lindahl benefit flea market.

Emmons hosts Lindahl benefit flea market.

June 23, 2006|LAUREEN FAGAN Tribune Staff Writer

Furniture, small appliances, a dollhouse, a music box or two -- all will be on sale at Saturday's rummage sale benefit for the Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum. Volunteer Ann Sharp, a museum board member since 1988, helped to set up tables Tuesday at Emmons Elementary School and couldn't help eyeing up an item or two. "I'm gonna ask Peg (Marker) if I can buy one of those pictures," Sharp said. "That one of Abe Lincoln," she said, waving at a portrait along a wall of framed art. It was a photo cut from a newspaper or magazine in 1957, she said, after checking the back of the framing. Marker, director of the Lindahl Museum, said it was the museum's first such sale, and the tie to Summerfest made it an opportune time. The idea was prompted by a large donation from Don and Joan Lyons, who offered a teddy bear collection, dolls and miniatures. "If you want any of this stuff, you have to take all of the stuff," Marker said they told her. But -- not unlike other donations the museum receives -- many of the items aren't suitable for display. What the Lindahl museum can't use, they've stored. Now, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, the public is invited to check out the stuff the museum isn't using. "We're gonna have a lot of miniatures," said board member Karen Jackson of Mishawaka, showing off some of the collectibles. A miniature sunflower planter. Dollhouse furniture. "Lots of old vinyl, too," she said. "In case anybody's interested in records." There's even a popcorn wagon, though it needs some work. A television set. Even a lectern and other wood items, such as a painting easel. "All the proceeds are going to our endowment fund," Marker said, showing off a demitasse cup collection.Staff writer Laureen Fagan: lfagan@sbtinfo.com (574) 235-6344